Allfishes
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
The capelin has a large mouth with a lower jaw that extends below each eye. Males …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 49
- Serranidae 43
- Scorpaenidae 36
- Scombridae 30
- Carcharhinidae 27
- Pomacentridae 26
- Acanthuridae 25
- Delphinidae 21
- Labridae 21
- Salmonidae 21
- Sciaenidae 20
- Pleuronectidae 19
- Gadidae 17
- Muraenidae 17
- Chaetodontidae 16
- Gobiidae 16
- Sparidae 16
- Dasyatidae 15
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Lutjanidae 15
- Syngnathidae 15
- Ariidae 13
- Liparidae 13
- Balistidae 12
- Haemulidae 12
- Blenniidae 11
- Clupeidae 11
- Istiophoridae 11
- Nototheniidae 11
- Sphyraenidae 10
- Channichthyidae 9
- Pomacanthidae 9
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Triakidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Scaridae 8
- Agonidae 7
- Antennariidae 7
- Mullidae 7
- Nemipteridae 7
- Sphyrnidae 7
- Anarhichadidae 6
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Engraulidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Hemiscylliidae 6
- Mugilidae 6
- Rajidae 6
- Stichaeidae 6
- Tetraodontidae 6
- Acipenseridae 5
- Congridae 5
- Cyprinidae 5
- Merlucciidae 5
- Orectolobidae 5
- Ostraciidae 5
- Oxudercidae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Uranoscopidae 5
- Zoarcidae 5
- Alopiidae 4
- Ammodytidae 4
- Anguillidae 4
- Apogonidae 4
- Bothidae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Cyclopteridae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Hexagrammidae 4
- Lamnidae 4
- Macrouridae 4
- Mobulidae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Osmeridae 4
- Pristidae 4
- Solenostomidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Synodontidae 4
- Torpedinidae 4
- Alosidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Cirrhitidae 3
- Ephippidae 3
- Epinephelidae 3
- Gasterosteidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Gigantactinidae 3
- Gymnuridae 3
- Hemigaleidae 3
- Hemiramphidae 3
- Hexanchidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Kyphosidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Lotidae 3
- Monacanthidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Myliobatidae 3
- Parascylliidae 3
- Rhinobatidae 3
- Scyliorhinidae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Aetobatidae 2
- Anomalopidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Atherinopsidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Callionymidae 2
- Centriscidae 2
- Centropomidae 2
- Chimaeridae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Dalatiidae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Etmopteridae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Heterodontidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Latimeriidae 2
- Lophiidae 2
- Melanocetidae 2
- Microdesmidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Odontaspididae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Polyprionidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Scophthalmidae 2
- Soleidae 2
- Squatinidae 2
- Stromateidae 2
- Trachinidae 2
- Trichiuridae 2
- Albulidae 1
- Alepocephalidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Atelomycteridae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Barbinae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Brachionichthyidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Carchariidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Cetorhinidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Chlamydoselachidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Dunkleosteidae 1
- Echinorhinidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elapidae 1
- Eleotridae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Embiotocidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Flounder 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Hexatrygonidae 1
- Ipnopidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Mackerel 1
- Malacanthidae 1
- Megachasmidae 1
- Megalopidae 1
- Mitsukurinidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Myxinidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Otodontidae 1
- Pegasidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Pentacerotidae 1
- Percidae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Percoidae 1
- Petromyzontidae 1
- Pholidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plecoglossidae 1
- Plesiobatidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Psettodidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Rhincodontidae 1
- Rhinidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Squalidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stegostomatidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Uncertain 1
- Xiphiidae 1
- Zanclidae 1
- Zeidae 1
Order
Class
Phylum
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Eulachon
Thaleichthys pacificus
The eulachon is a small, slender fish, with a spiny fat fin just in front of …
Smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Like salmon and trout, the smelt has a spiny adipose fin just in front of the …
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
A slender, silvery fish with a pale green or olive green back. When fresh, the sides …